in may, they took their message to new york city. joining peace activists to tell their stories. mikso says he was forced to make an impossible decision. stay with his dying mother or save his own life. days later, he discovered what was left of her body. translator: it was a burnt black piece of mess dripping with bodily fluids. my mother was killed as a thing, not as a human. reporter: so long as there is war, the hibakusha say they will stand as a living testament to peace, until there are no more hibakusha left to speak. diana alvear, abc news, new york. and on this day there is an annual peace ceremony. for the first time this year the united states, britain, and france are actually sending representatives. so basically what it is, is not only a chance for government leaders to give speeches there, it also gives people who are survivors and people who had family members there to give ritual remembrance to people they lost. in this horrific scene. it s been 65 years and sti
joining peace activists to tell their stories. mikso says he was forced to make an impossible decision. stay with his dying mother or save his own life. days later, he discovered what was left of her body. translator: it was a burnt black piece of mess dripping with bodily fluids. my mother was killed as a thing, not as a human. reporter: so long as there is war, they say they ll stand as a living testament to peace until there are no more hibaksha left to speak. diana alvear, abc news, new york. and on this day there is an annual peace ceremony. for the first time this year the united states, britain, and france are actually sending representatives. so basically what it is, is not only a chance for government leaders to give speeches there, it also gives people who are survivors and people who had family members there to give ritual remembrance to people they lost. in his horrific scene. it s been 65 years and still so much debate about this. a full-scale invasion of japan